Baling-press.



No. 874,814. PATENTED DBO; 24, 1907. H. L. WHITMAN.

BALING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED 111N324, 1907.

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[\I'li'l iii PATENTED DEC. 24, 1907.

H. L. WHITMAN.

BALING PRESS. APPLIBATION FILED 111N324. 1907.

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HENRY L. WHITMAN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

BALING-PRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 24, 1907.

Application filed June 24, 1907. Serial No. 380.464,

- To all whom it may concern:

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Be it known that I HENaY L. WHITMAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in the cityof St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new'and useful Im rovements in Baling-Presses, of which the foilowin is a full, clear, and exact description, re erence being had to the accomanying drawing, forming part of this speciiication.

My invention relates to a division block holder or dropper for resses for baling hay, cotton, excelsior and t e like, and the object of my invention is to produce an artlcle of this kind which will be simpleand effective in its operation and which will be inexpensive to manufacture and not liable to get out of order.

Figure I is a detail side elevation of a bale ing press with my improvement applled. F i II is a detail top view. Fi III is a detai vertical section taken on hne IIIIII, Fig. IV is a detail vertical section taken on line IVIV, Fig. I.

Referring to the drawing: 1 represents art of the body of a baling press which may be of any well known form or ty e. Over the .baling chamber of the press t ere is located the usual feed hop er 2 and-the ress is provided with the usua feeder arm 3 aving a projection 4 adapted to engage the division blocks when the latter are moved into position to enter the baling chamber of the press, such a feeder arm and projection being old and well known.

5 represents a division block holder wh ch is composed of channel bars 6 bolted or IlV- eted to arms 7 that constitute a oke or frame. The arms are bent inward yv from the. channel bars to a point 8 from where they project toward the power end of the press in the form of parallel extensions 9 that rest on a casting or bed 10 that has an upwardly 1nclined face 11, this bed being permanently secured to the top of the frame 0 the press.

12 represents a lever pivoted at 18 to the A casting 10 and at 14 to the extensions 9 of the yoke.

15 represents a brace secured at 16 to the extensions 9 of the yoke and at 17 to a plate 18 that connects the channel bars 6 together at or near their upper ends. The channel bars are of sufficient width to receive a dithe division block rests until it is engaged by minus one o the projection 4 of the feeder arm, when the s rings will yield to the pressure and ermit t e division block to be moved into t e baling chamber of the press.

The holder does not only serve to support and guide the division blocks but it also, serves the purpose of formin the end wall of the hopper so that as the ho der is moved to its vertical position for the discharge of a division block it compresses the material longitudinally of the press so that when the feeder comes down, close up against the holder, the

material will have been pressed well for- Ward, the result being that there is no lap of the material back of the point where it is engaged by the feeder arm. For the purpose of making a close fit between the flaring sides of the hopper and the division block holder I secure to the latter flaring end ieces 21' that fit snugly against the inner aces of the sides of the hopper. as shown in Fig. II, so that as the holder is moved forward by the lever 12 the material will be pushed ahead of it in good position to receive the feeder when it descends and the block will move freely down into the baling chamber.,

In operation the arts are in the position shown in Fig}. I. hen sufficient material, arge, has been forced into the baling chamber to form a bale, the lever 12 is moved from the position shown in full lines, Fig. I to the posltion shown in dotted lines, which brings the block holder and block into the position shown in dotted lines and the feeder arm then automatically descending, presses the charge into the baling chamber and at the same time the projection4 strikes the block and moves it into the chamber, the springs 20 yielding outwardly to permit the assa e of the block. As soon as'the block as le t the holder the lever 12 is thrown back to the position shown in full lines to ermit another block to be inserted into the older, the feeder arm automatically rises and when the next charge is ready to be forced into the baling chamber the feeder is automatically moved but it does not now act upon the division block because the lever 12 has not been moved forward. This continues until enough charges, minus one, have been introduced to form the next bale and then the lever is thrown forward so that the movement of the feeder arm to force the last charge of a bale into the baling chamber will also move the division block into the baling chamber of the press.

It will be observed that the holder proper (that is the channel bars 6) have normally an incline position and that as the holder is brought to a position to drop the division blocks it moves both forwardly and to an upright position; that is, its movement is partly in a direction of the length of the press and partly in the arc of a circle so that the material is quite well condensed at the upper portion of the hopper, where it is usually the lightest, while at the lower portion of the hopper there is not so much compression of t e material as to materially resist the movement of the holder in the operation of the lever 12.

The device is simple and inexpensive in construction, there is little or no danger of its getting out of order, andthe introduction of the block into the baling chamber is positive and certain. I

I claim:

1. In a baling press, a block holder or dropper, a yoke to which the holder is secured, a pivoted lever connected to the yoke, and a casting or stand to which the lever is pivoted and which has an inclined upper face upon which the oke is adapted to bear, substantially as set orth.

2. In a baling press, a block holder or dropper consisting of channel bars adapted to receive a block and which are normally held in an inclined position, and means for moving the bars from such inclined position to a vertical position and at .the same time move the bars forwardly so as to bring the block into position to be engaged by the feeder arm of the press, substantially as set forth.

3. In a baling press, a block holder consisting of channel bars adapted to receive the block, a yoke securedto the channel bars, an inclined bed upon which the yoke is adapted to bear when in normal position, and a lever ivoted to the bed and to said yoke; wherey, when the lever is operated the holder is moved forwardly and to an upright position, substantially as set forth.

4. In a baling press, a block holder consisting of channel bars having springs secured to their inner lower faces, a oke secured to the channel bars, an inclined ed upon which the yoke is adapted to rest to hold the channel bars in an inclined position normally, and a lever pivoted to the bed and to said yoke, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. p

5. In combination with ab aling press having a ho er withinclined side pieces, a block hofder havin wings fitting the inclined sides of the opper, and means for moving the block holder forwardly and from an inclined to an upright position, substantially as set forth.

6. In combinationw ith a baling presshavin a hopper with inclined sides, a block ho lder provided with wings adapted to fit the inclined sides of the hopper, a yoke secured to the holder, an inclined bed upon which the yoke rests normally, and a lever pivoted to the bed and to said yoke, substantially as set forth.

7. In combination with a baling press having a feed hopper, a block holder ocated between and within the sides of the hopper, and adapted to form one end of the hopper, and means for movin the holder in a forward direction, substantial y as set forth.

8. In combination with a baling press having a feed ho per, a block holder adapted to form one en of said hopper and which is held in an inclined position normally, and means for moving the block holder forwardly and to an upright position, substantially as set forth.

9. In combination with a baling press havand a lever pivoted to the bed and to said yoke, substantially as set forth.

HENRY L. WHITMAN. In presence of:

LILY PosT, WM. H. Sco'rT. 

